Coffee with Chef Juan Lepe

Roasted Peppers, Mamaroneck

Dish I Do the Best Red snapper tacos
Drink of Choice Patron tequila with a squirt of soda and lime
If Not a Chef, I’d Be a…Vegetable gardener
Favorite Utensil Edlund long-handled tongs
Last Book Read FlyBoys by James Bradley
I Never Eat…blue cheese. The aftertaste is too strong for me.
I Hate It When a Diner at My Restaurant…doesn’t let us know if he or she is not satisfied with the food or service.
The Worst Meal I Ever Had Was…a plate of fried taquitos at Mexican chain restaurant Chi-Chi’s. The meal came out forty minutes late, and it was burned and greasy. I couldn’t eat it.
My Most Embarrassing Moment Was…as a waiter. The first bottle of Champagne I opened sprayed all over my customers.
I Get Nervous When…trying to skate.
Favorite Food Network Show Chopped
I Hate It When I’m at a Restaurant and…other diners are talking on cellphones.

Roasted Peppers
320 Mamaroneck Ave, Mamaroneck (914) 341-1140

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